America SCORES Bay Area to be recipients of "SSV Kidzone" seats for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes Season Opener on March 27th at Buck Shaw Stadium against the 2009 MLS champion, Real Salt Lake
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation is pleased to welcome 50 children and families from America SCORES Bay Area as their guests in the SSV Kidzone for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes game on March 27th at Buck Shaw Stadium versus Real Salt Lake.
"Soccer Silicon Valley, through our community foundation in partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes, has set up a program to bring 50 deserving kids to every Earthquakes home game," says SSV Kidzone Chair Lloyd Danon. "Because of the deserving children that America SCORES serves, we selected America SCORES to receive tickets for free admission to this game."
"We are really excited to be working with the team's fans through SSV Community Foundation on the Kidzone," says Earthquakes Executive Vice President David Alioto. "We are pleased with the choice of America SCORES as a deserving program for this partnership."
About America SCORES Bay Area:
America SCORES helps bring quality soccer programs to under-resourced communities around the Bay Area. They use the power of soccer to help students achieve academic success, express themselves creatively, and become leaders in their communities. SCORES is aligned with Michelle Obama's "Let's move" campaign to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity. With teamwork as the unifying value, SCORES helps nearly 1000 Bay Area youth lead healthy lifestyles while learning critical academic and social skills on the field and in the classroom. Founded in 2001, SCORES now works in close partnership with 30 public elementary schools in San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond, and San Pablo. They are currently seeking public, private, and corporate support to expand to the South Bay in the fall of 2010. For more information or to get involved, please contact Regional Director Yuri Morales – ymorales@americascores.org. Website: www.AmericaSCORESBayArea.org
About Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation:
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SSVCF) is an all-volunteer 501c(3) non-profit comprised of San Jose Earthquakes fans whose mission is to ensure on an ongoing, sustainable basis, the vitality, and availability to all, of the sport of soccer in the Bay Area. Through the SSV Kidzone, SSVCF will bring during the 2010 MLS season a different group of 50 under-privileged kids (and their adult chaperones) from a different youth-oriented non-profit in a Bay Area community to see Earthquakes soccer – an experience they will remember forever – in the "SSV Kidzone," courtesy of Earthquakes fans. The SSV Kidzone is a collaborative effort between the fans and the San Jose Earthquakes, who have made significantly discounted tickets available to SSVCF for purchase in the SSV Kidzone. For more information or to make a donation go to www.ssvcf.org
About San Jose Earthquakes:
The San Jose Earthquakes are a Major League Soccer team. Individual tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling 1-800-225-2277 or online at www.sjearthquakes.com.
Contact:
SSVCF – Lori Hibbett – (408) 858-2464 – Lhibbett@comcast.net
SSVCF – Lloyd Danon – (408) 859-7266 – l_danon@yahoo.com
San Jose Earthquakes – Jed Mettee – (408) 556-7723 – Jmettee@sjearthquakes.com
San Jose Earthquakes – Flor Rivera – (408) 556-7705 – Frivera@sjearthquakes.com
